The highest paid English Premier League player in each of the last 20 seasons
The earning power of English Premier League footballers has been so publicly vaunted in the media that it is uncommon to hear of players earning over £100,000 per week without barely a flutter at the calibre of player attracting those monies. The figure that has earned a certain player the title of 'highest-paid Premier League star' has increased nearly every single year but the contrast from the inaugural campaign to present day almost defies description.